Various - Bgp Presents Jazz Funk

as the 1970s moved into the 80s, jazz funk was the uk club music of choice. it was a catch-all term that covered funk-flavoured jazz, boogie soul and a healthy dose of latin flavours. fantasy records were one of the most important players and their labels provided a steady stream of dance-floor winners across all of these styles. in this cd, bgp tell the history of the music through the records that they released. these 14 tracks cover all the bases and mix club classics and obscure winners. club classics include paulinho da costa's 'taj mahal' and johnny hammond's classic 'los conquistador chocolates' from his mizell-produced lp "gears". the blackbyrds appear with the special disco remix of 'happy music,' an early club-orientated mix of an album track, and we've selected pleasure's floor-filler 'glide' too. latin masterpieces are represented by opa, flora purim and jay hoggard and also chosen are rarities from charles earland, the obscure 7-inch mix of his loft classic 'leaving this planet', plus one from ex-pleasure guitarist marlon mcclain and another from cult jazz hero stanley cowell.